Sorry about the test result @Brittany208 . First there is no test for PDD which is the disease proventicular dilation disease, while ABV is a virus (avian bournavirus) which seems to consistently to be the precursor to PDD. The test is for ABV and that gives you hope. that it has not progressed to PDD disease.
I'm glad your vet approved of the Prozyme - it should make Java feel better. Celebrex and Onsor are two meds that act about the same for ABV/PDD except that the Celebrex is given daily and the Onsor is a once every 10 days injection.
Brittany today Java has not been given a death sentence as it would have been just a few years ago. Now more and more birds are living long happy lives with the diseases.
Key Points
- Avian bornavirus has been shown to be a cause of the disease syndrome formerly known as proventricular dilatation disease or PDD.
- Avian bornavirus is a labile virus, susceptible to most disinfectants, detergents, and ultraviolet light.
- Birds can harbor asymptomatic avian bornavirus infection.
- The avian bornavirus is intermittently shed in feces and urates.
- Clinical disease develops secondary to the body’s response to infection, as lymphocytic-plasmacytic infiltrate develops in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves and is frequently described as neuropathic ganglioneuritis.
- Progression of clinical disease, or neuropathic ganglioneuritis, can be slow or quite rapid.
- The clinical signs of neuropathic ganglioneuritis typically vary from primarily gastrointestinal, primarily neurological, or both gastrointestinal and neurological.
- Definitive diagnosis is challenging antemortem, but typically relies upon a combination of PCR and serology.
- Whenever possible, isolation of infected birds is recommended; culling of infected birds is NOT recommended.
This article explores our current understanding of avian bornavirus and proventricular dilatation disease as well as some of the questions that remain.
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